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Ibrahim Alhassoun:

Ibrahim Alhassoun:

İbrahim Alhassoun is a Syrian painter born in Aleppo in 1972. He embarked on his artistic journey early in life, a path that led him to pursue formal art education. He holds a higher diploma from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Oil Painting, at Damascus University.

Alhassoun has an extensive and distinguished exhibition record, participating in numerous collective and solo shows across Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and other parts of the world. His solo exhibitions span from 2004 to 2023, with venues in Cairo (2023), Istanbul (2018, 2017), Ankara (2016, 2015), Damascus (2011, 2004), Alicante, Spain (2010), and Aleppo (2008, 2007, 2006). His work has also been featured in collective exhibitions in Sharjah (2022), Cairo (2022), Granada, Spain (2022), Norway (2020, 2021, 2022), Geneva (2019), Berlin, Germany (2017), Istanbul (2016), and Izmir (2015, 2016).

His artistic excellence has been recognized through multiple national and international awards. Among them are the prestigious Alburda International Award in Abu Dhabi in 2016, 2017, and most recently in 2023 at the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi. He also received the Sharjah Calligraphy Award (Modern Trend) in 2022, the First Prize of the Teachers Syndicate in Syria in 2006, and an Honor Mention Award for Youth Exhibition in Damascus in 2003. His artworks are held in significant collections, including the Marmara Museum in Istanbul and the Museum of Modern Syrian Art in Damascus.

Ibraheem Alhassoun's artistic style is notably abstract, characterized by a relentless pursuit of innovation across formal, technical, and intellectual dimensions within his work. This continuous research allows him to achieve remarkable diversity and a powerful ability to manifest his ideas on the canvas. His art is deeply influenced by his environment and heritage, which he translates through an abstract lens.

He draws significant inspiration from his regional heritage, interpreting it in an abstract manner. This is evident in series like "Mother's Dress" (ثوب أمي), where he explores the fusion of colors and shapes found in traditional attire from his area, transforming them into abstract compositions. He also creates series related to the form of the rural mud house prevalent in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo, translating these architectural elements into abstract or semi-abstract forms within his works.

He constantly seeks to discover and utilize various raw materials and media, leveraging their utmost expressive potential in his creations, contributing to the textural and layered qualities often seen in abstract art.

Alhassoun re-creates the forms of surrounding objects, representing them visually in novel and fresh ways, often moving beyond literal representation into abstraction.

His paintings are not primarily built upon a dramatic narrative or a predefined concept of beauty. Instead, their essence lies in the method of their creation, intertwined with the very process he undertakes to realize and construct them. This emphasis on process, texture, and layering is a hallmark of many abstract art forms.

Overall, Ibraheem Alhassoun's work reflects a profound engagement with his cultural roots and the artistic process itself, where the exploration of materials, the abstract transformation of familiar forms, and the influence of his heritage lead to unique and meaningful visual expressions.

Ibrahim Alhassoun:'s Collection

Untitled
$270.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
30*30 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm 

Untitled
$480.00
Size:

Mixed media on canvas 
40*40 cm